Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 22, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 02:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 253.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.075 and latitude -16.092.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.6 km
Coordinates	-16.092, -172.075
UTC time	2002-05-22 02:26:06.910

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	253.6 km
Nasinu	1025.3 km
Suva	1035.8 km
Lautoka	1128.6 km
Nadi	1134.9 km
Port Vila	2095.7 km
Noumea	2357.7 km
Faaa	2398.6 km
Tarawa	2541.9 km
Whangarei	2569.3 km
Auckland	2650.4 km
Papatoetoe	2657.9 km

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